Slow food Italian with Chef Riccardo at MLH

Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization with supporters in 150 countries around the world who are linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment to their community and the environment. Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

With a global vision of "envision a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planet" slow food is a novel concept to us Sri Lankans and at MLH, the pioneers of this convivum is ready to welcome all to this dining experience.

March surfaces the 30th slow food night, with Italy in focus featuring Chef Riccardo Rizzoli currently serving as the Executive Chef for Vakarufalhi, the MLHG's(Mount Lavinia Hotel Group) based in exotic Maldives.

Chef Riccardo a world renowned debonair of delectable Italian cuisine, will be displaying his culinary master skills at 'Slow food Italian' which will take place on March 31 at the Horizon roof top from 7 pm. Italian cuisine has become famous as one of the richest in the world, noted for its regional diversity and abundance of difference in taste, characterized by its extreme simplicity, relying on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation.